diff --git a/colors.go b/colors.go
index 0d01805..74fbd05 100644
--- a/colors.go
+++ b/colors.go
@@ -4,92 +4,29 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
-// Colors is the default no-dlc color pack. you got your regular colors and your bright colors. You also get an eraser free with every pack, folks. You can't beat it.
-type Colors struct {
-	Nc            string
-	BrightBlack   string
-	BrightRed     string
-	BrightGreen   string
-	BrightYellow  string
-	BrightPurple  string
-	BrightMagenta string
-	BrightCyan    string
-	BrightWhite   string
-	Black         string
-	Red           string
-	Green         string
-	Yellow        string
-	Purple        string
-	Magenta       string
-	Cyan          string
-	White         string
-}
-
+// Variables containing ANSI codes
 var (
-	// C is a pointer to an instance of Colors
-	C *Colors
+	Nc            = "\033[0m"
+	BrightBlack   = "\033[1;30m"
+	BrightRed     = "\033[1;31m"
+	BrightGreen   = "\033[1;32m"
+	BrightYellow  = "\033[1;33m"
+	BrightPurple  = "\033[1;34m"
+	BrightMagenta = "\033[1;35m"
+	BrightCyan    = "\033[1;36m"
+	BrightWhite   = "\033[1;37m"
+	Black         = "\033[0;30m"
+	Red           = "\033[0;31m"
+	Green         = "\033[0;32m"
+	Yellow        = "\033[0;33m"
+	Purple        = "\033[0;34m"
+	Magenta       = "\033[0;35m"
+	Cyan          = "\033[0;36m"
+	White         = "\033[0;37m"
 )
 
-// init sets up the Colors struct with the corresponding escape codes for each color
 func init() {
-	C = &Colors{
-		Nc:            "\033[0m",
-		BrightBlack:   "\033[1;30m",
-		BrightRed:     "\033[1;31m",
-		BrightGreen:   "\033[1;32m",
-		BrightYellow:  "\033[1;33m",
-		BrightPurple:  "\033[1;34m",
-		BrightMagenta: "\033[1;35m",
-		BrightCyan:    "\033[1;36m",
-		BrightWhite:   "\033[1;37m",
-		Black:         "\033[0;30m",
-		Red:           "\033[0;31m",
-		Green:         "\033[0;32m",
-		Yellow:        "\033[0;33m",
-		Purple:        "\033[0;34m",
-		Magenta:       "\033[0;35m",
-		Cyan:          "\033[0;36m",
-		White:         "\033[0;37m",
-	}
-	// if running on Windows, set all colors to an empty string to disable color
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		C.Nc = ""
-		C.BrightBlack = ""
-		C.BrightRed = ""
-		C.BrightGreen = ""
-		C.BrightYellow = ""
-		C.BrightPurple = ""
-		C.BrightMagenta = ""
-		C.BrightCyan = ""
-		C.BrightWhite = ""
-		C.Black = ""
-		C.Red = ""
-		C.Green = ""
-		C.Yellow = ""
-		C.Purple = ""
-		C.Magenta = ""
-		C.Cyan = ""
-		C.White = ""
+		enableWindowsANSIColor()
 	}
 }
-
-// reset sets all the colors in the Colors struct back to their original values
-func (c *Colors) Reset() {
-	c.Nc = "\033[0m"
-	c.BrightBlack = "\033[1;30m"
-	c.BrightRed = "\033[1;31m"
-	c.BrightGreen = "\033[1;32m"
-	c.BrightYellow = "\033[1;33m"
-	c.BrightPurple = "\033[1;34m"
-	c.BrightMagenta = "\033[1;35m"
-	c.BrightCyan = "\033[1;36m"
-	c.BrightWhite = "\033[1;37m"
-	c.Black = "\033[0;30m"
-	c.Red = "\033[0;31m"
-	c.Green = "\033[0;32m"
-	c.Yellow = "\033[0;33m"
-	c.Purple = "\033[0;34m"
-	c.Magenta = "\033[0;35m"
-	c.Cyan = "\033[0;36m"
-	c.White = "\033[0;37m"
-}
diff --git a/colors_others.go b/colors_others.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8acf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors_others.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package colors
+
+func enableWindowsANSIColor() {
+	// No-op for non-Windows platforms
+}
diff --git a/colors_windows.go b/colors_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..930da14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package colors
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+func enableWindowsANSIColor() {
+	stdout := windows.Handle(os.Stdout.Fd())
+	var originalMode uint32
+
+	windows.GetConsoleMode(stdout, &originalMode)
+	windows.SetConsoleMode(stdout, originalMode|windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2b5a48d..6c80b25 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/donuts-are-good/colors
 
 go 1.20
+
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c22a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+golang.org/x/sys v0.7.0 h1:3jlCCIQZPdOYu1h8BkNvLz8Kgwtae2cagcG/VamtZRU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.7.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=